The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-02
THE SECOND TERN STORY
THE PRINCIPAL AND ONLY TOPIC
OF INTEREST
In Political Circles During the Past
Week ut the National
Capital.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A PER-
SONAL FRIEND
or the Presidents Proves C0nclu.
siVely That Whatever May
Have Been His Intentions
HERETOFORE THERE Is NO
Truth IN THE STATEMENT
That He VIII Not Accept the NOmi.
nation for q Second Term OF
the Presidency.
ESPECIAL TO rHR AppEAL.l

OFFICE OF THE MEMPHIS APPEAL,
No. 5l4 THIRTRENTH STREET, WASH.
INaToN, May 1.-The principal, il not
the only topic Of general interest 10
political circles in this CITY during the
past week, has been the alleged
declaration OF President Cleveland
not TO allow his name to be used as a
candidate for a second term. The
matter has been so thoroughly can
vsased In tbs press dispatches Of tn,
last few days that there RENAME but
little to add to the alre ,dy large mass OF
testimony which has been sdduced to
show that The President never Goa
mitted the hagrant breach OF every
principle OF policy, as well as OF COM
mon sense, with which he has been
charged. It has been accepted as one
Of the elementary rules OF politics by
leaders in Statecraft never, under any
circumstances, TO allow your wishes in
regard to appointment or election to
become known before q certain time,
since the natural contrariness OF hu.
mainly would be certain to lead to
your disappointment. Had the Presi-
dent allowed himself 10 be quoted at
this early date, either for or against
a second term, he would have COM
mitted an egregious blunder which
neither his solid good fense nor his
acute political acumen would have
supported for moment. II has been
shown, no wever, that he did not make
an orch statement az that which was
at diluted to him, and the chances are
that " the publication had not &C.
Cured jnst at the time it did 1t would
not have attracted much attention,
but would have at once been rejscted
as unworthy OF credence. 0scnrring,
however, in the dull season the affair
has been taken up by the newspapers
all over the country, aud has become
the principal topic Of gossip and COM
ment.
Although 1t has been settled that
the President has been misrepre-
sented and that the publication OF the
st. Louis Republican was "fake," the
subject for some one of the reasons
mentioned above has attracted such
widespread interest that ! cannot re-
frain from repeating the substance OF
an interview which had recently
with one of Mr.. Oeveland's most in
innate friends, and not merely po-
litical friend at that. From 1t IL would
appear that Whatever may have been
the Presidents inter tions last winter
in references to q second term, 1t .is
clear that he has no idea OF abandon
ing his party II the next National
Convention concludes that he Is the
best man for stand bearer. During |
the time when the pressure Of official
business was almoet too great to |
hear, he certainly did entertain |
the idea OF withdrawing absolutely |
from the political field as candidate
in 1889. In fact, he seriously contem
plated last winter writing letter to
the Democratic National Committee
expressing his entire satisfaction with |
one term and bis unalterable deter
mination not to accept renomina-
ton. His idea was to give the party |
ample opportunity TO fully discuss the |
merits and availability OF all other
candidates in order that when the
convention meets IL might be fully
prepared to select proper aud win
ming candidate. At one time the
President would have made almost
any sacrifice to obtain relief from the
cares OF office. Recently, however,
the Presidents views have undergone
a change, and my inf rmant was salts.
fed, from the Presidents manner and
the relief he seemed to enjoy since tbs
adjournment OF Congress, that his de.
termination TO voluntarily retire alter
one term Is not 30 pronounced as II
was. He will take no step without
consulting his most trusted advisers,
but II be then il still determined 10
withdraw he will make known biz
conclusions within a very short lima.
Representative Elect Kane, u AL
bany, the Democrat who will succesd
Mr.. SWinburn 10 Congress says in
this connection that "there Ia no doubt
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